SADC must take common stance on Zim - Saleshando

FRANCISTOWN: Gaborone Central Member of Parliament (MP) and Botswana National Front (BNF) president Dumelang Selashando says closing borders to keep out refugees is not financially prudent.

He was commenting on the plight of Zimbabwean 'refugees' and/or illegal immigrants against the backdrop of the turmoil in North African countries like Libya where citizens are being forced to flee into neighbouring states. "With a situation like Zimbabwe, where democracy is on fire, there is need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as a group, to adopt a common stance regarding illegal immigrants.